The characteristics of Mingsha Mountain and Crescent Spring are briefly summarized.

Singing sand, also known as whistling sand, whistling sand or musical sand, is a strange and common natural phenomenon in the world. In desert or sand dunes, due to the influence of various climatic and geographical factors, fine sand particles are mainly timely. Due to the vibration of the wind, sand particles slide down or move with each other, and many sand particles rotate in the airflow, and the place where the surface cavity causes the "diabolo" effect to buzz is called the sand singing ground.

In the west of China, Mingsha Mountain is mainly a desert, and these dunes pile up into mountains, so it is also called Mingsha Mountain.

The natural phenomenon of singing sand is not only widely distributed in the world, but also the sound made by sand is varied.

For example, the sand on the island of Koai in the Hawaiian Islands of the United States will make waves like dogs barking, so people call it "barking sand". The sand on the island of Iceland in Scotland can make a sharp and loud sound, just like the index finger bouncing on a taut silk thread. Rolling down Mingsha Mountain in China, the sand will "make a thunderous noise" as described by Zhu Kezhen.

2. Crescent Spring

Yueya Lake is located in Yueya Spring Scenic Area, which is called Shajing in ancient times and Yaoquan in common name. It is located at the northern foot of Mingsha Mountain, 5 kilometers southwest of Dunhuang City, Gansu Province. The crescent spring is nearly 100 meters long from north to south and about 25 meters wide from east to west. The spring is deep in the east and shallow in the west, with the deepest point of about 5 meters. It was named "the first spring in the desert" and has been one of the "Eight Scenes of Dunhuang" since the Han Dynasty. 1994 is listed as a national scenic spot.

There are four unique features of the crescent spring: the crescent shape remains the same, the evil land flows into a spring, the sand mountain does not sink in the sand, and the old fish in the ancient pond is not old.

There are three treasures in crescent spring: iron-backed fish? [7], five-color sand, seven-star grass? [8]。 There are five colors of sand in Mingsha Mountain: red, yellow, green, white and black. Legend has it that iron-backed fish and seven-star grass can live together forever!

Extended data:

It has been more than 3000 years since Mingsha Mountain was formed, and the records of Mingsha Mountain have a long history.

Xin Qiji's Three Qin Records in the Eastern Han Dynasty: "There is Shajiao Mountain in the west of the river, with steep peaks and peaks, surpassing the rocky mountain, and its sand grains are coarse yellow and dry." Shajiao Mountain here is the Mingsha Mountain in Dunhuang.

The Wei and Jin Dynasties' Old Stories of Xihe recorded: "Shazhou, the weather is mysterious, that is, there is sand singing, and there is smell in the city. When people swim in the sand mountain, there are few couples, or if they don't swim, they will be afraid and dare not move forward. "

Due to the further integration of nationalities in the Tang Dynasty, a large number of written records appeared. The Sha Zhou Tu Jing says: "The flow is uncertain, the deep valley is the mausoleum, the high rock is the valley, the peak is like a cut, the smoke is picturesque, and there is no land at dusk."

"Yuanhe County Records" records: "Mingsha Mountain is a sacred mountain, located in the south of the county seat. Its mountains are covered with sand. The mountain peak is steep and steep, surrounded by sand ridges. Back like a blade, people will sing when they climb, and their feet will fall with them. After a night of blowing, they will be as old as ever. "

Dunhuang documents of the Five Dynasties recorded: "Mingsha Mountain went to Zhou Shili. Its mountains are 80 miles long from east to west, 40 miles long from north to south and 500 feet high. Pure sand gathers here. This mountain is miraculous, and the peak is cut into pieces. "

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